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The next guidelines concern the exercise of research ethics through good scientific practice.
Scientific integrity, truthfulness and accountability
4 Researchers are responsible for conducting high-quality research characterised by scientific

Research may have far-reaching consequences for health, society, or the environment. It is therefore important that the uncer-tainty and risk that are often accompanying factors when research becomes practical and concrete, are not neglected, and

Research that involves research subjects raises special requirements regarding respect for the individual subject.[4]
Protection of research subjects
10 Researchers must respect the requirement of freely given, informed consent When research

There are a multitude of types of knowledge in all societies. Professionals as well as laypeople have different kinds of experience-based knowledge. Individuals and local communities may possess specific <i>local knowledge. Traditional

The research ethics guidelines should be well known in research communities and should especially reach those who are newly recruited into the research community. The guidelines mean that the individual researcher makes a personal commitment. We

The three National Research Ethics Committees (NEM, NENT and NESH) were established in 1990, based on the Proposition to the Storting No. 28 (1988–1989) Om forskning. In 2007, the Research Ethics Act provided a legal mandate for the three

A) Research, society and ethics
1 Norms and values of research Researchers are obliged to comply with recognised norms of research ethics. Research is a quest for new and improved or deeper insight. It is a systematic and socially organised

B) Respect for individuals
5 Human dignity Researchers must base their work on a fundamental respect for human dignity. Human dignity is closely linked to individual inviolability. Respect for human dignity and personal integrity is formalised and

F) Dissemination of research
41 Dissemination as an academic responsibility Researchers and research institutions are obliged to disseminate scientific knowledge to a broader audience outside the research community. Dissemination of research

Introduction
The nature of the internet and the rapid pace of change are giving rise to new and distinctive questions, obliging researchers to reflect on different, often conflicting considerations and norms in research ethics. In 2014, the

1. Public or private?
According to the NESH's Guidelines, researchers can in general use material from open forums freely without obtaining consent from the parties covered by the information (point 8). This must always be balanced against

3. Children's right to protection
Children and youths are valuable informants, and are entitled to be heard, also in the context of research. This also applies to Internet research on children and youths. Such research raises special challenges

4. Personal data, confidentiality and anonymity
NESH's Guidelines stipulate that researchers must treat all information about private matters confidentially. The material must usually be anonymised to protect privacy and to prevent harm and

6. Use of quotes from the Internet
Research on/using the Internet can also use quotes. Quotes are understood here in a broader sense, and may include data feeds, location data, photos, videos, etc. When using quotes from the Internet in

References
Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR), “Ethical Decision-Making and Internet Research”, Recommendations from the AoIR Ethics Working Committee (Version 2.0) Elgesem, Dag: “What is special about the ethical issues in online

WCRI 2017: «Today's discussions unimaginable 20 years ago»
Ten years after the first World Conference on research integrity, the field has taken quite a leap forward, says Maura Hiney.
Dr. Hiney, Head of Post-Award and Evaluation